Car-Fest moves to Silverstone?

[Every day a journey]

So I'm guessing they'll be ditching the 'north' and 'south' events and combining them into one in 'the middle'?

Never been to one but know a lot of folk who have and really enjoyed it.

As Silverstone is a miserable dump of a place that can be grey and windswept on a day the rest of the country is basking in sunshine and another 'heatwave' is this really a good move? Obviously it's for commercial reasons but....

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cy0851pk9x0o

[illmonkey]

Isn't this basically another "Silverstone Festival"?

[Every day a journey]

illmonkey said:

Isn't this basically another "Silverstone Festival"?

But without the racing (which is utterly fabulous at the Silverstone Festival!)

[normalbloke]

Might be to do with Jodie Schechter putting Laversroke Park on the market.

[bergclimber34]

They have just bought a dying franchise to incorporate into ther own event

[Catnip64]

Every day a journey said:

So I'm guessing they'll be ditching the 'north' and 'south' events and combining them into one in 'the middle'?

Never been to one but know a lot of folk who have and really enjoyed it.

As Silverstone is a miserable dump of a place that can be grey and windswept on a day the rest of the country is basking in sunshine and another 'heatwave' is this really a good move? Obviously it's for commercial reasons but....

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cy0851pk9x0o

The northern event hasn't taken place for a few years now, so this change brings it further north, making the festival accessible to more people.

[amoeba]

normalbloke said:

Might be to do with Jodie Schechter putting Laversroke Park on the market.

The rumour is because he is getting divorced and moving to New Zealand.

[this is my username]

normalbloke said:

Might be to do with Jodie Schechter putting Laversroke Park on the market.

A bargain at £58 million:

https://www.rightmove.co.uk/properties/161819138#/...

I always thought that the big building behind the house would be where he stored a car collection, put it turns out that it's a sports hall for the indoor tennis court and squash court.

[Every day a journey]

this is my username said:

A bargain at £58 million:

https://www.rightmove.co.uk/properties/161819138#/...

I always thought that the big building behind the house would be where he stored a car collection, put it turns out that it's a sports hall for the indoor tennis court and squash court.

Absolute bargain!

[framerateuk]

I wondered if they'd end up replacing the 'festival' part of the Silverstone Classic (sorry, 'Festival'), and doing the racing the same weekend?

I've been to the classic a few times and I've never actually ventured to the fesitval area in the evenings.